Cigarette rolling device



54552 13, 1938. A. o. WEINMAN CIGARETTE ROLLING DEVICE Filed Aug. 2, .1935

ATTO RN EY Patented Sept. 13, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

My invention relates to cigarette rolling devices and more particularly to a simple, inexpensive, highly efficient device which may be used in connection with a tobacco container or made an 5 integral part thereof and serve as a lid for the same.

The object of this invention is to provide a device for rolling cigarettes which may be made of such inexpensive material that it could be economically given with each package of tobacco.

One of the advantages of this device is that it requires no preliminary preparation to prepare it for rolling cigarettes.

Another advantage of this cigarette rolling device is that the principle or system of rolling cigarettes may be embodied in the manufacture of cigarettes.

Still another advantage of this invention is that the structure of the rolling device is readily adaptable to cooperate with a tobacco sack or container so that the waste tobacco will fall back into the sack.

Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the description and the invention will 5 be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this application.

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the cigarette roller shown made an integral part of the tobacco sack.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the device, showing the rolling device being used as the cover for the tobacco sack.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the manually actuated rod for turning the cigarette paper in the device.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the device, shown as it would be used apart from the tobacco sack.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the roller with a portion of the tobacco sack broken away to illustrate the movement of the member shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a similar view of the device, showing the position of the cigarette paper thereon for receiving the tobacco.

Fig. 7 is an edge view of the roller showing a cigarette being rolled to the position where the manually positioning member is turned to guide the cigarette paper.

Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the final posi- 0 tion and direction of travel of the heavy strip for completing the cigarette; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a detail. Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several 65 views.

The device consists of a flexible sheet of material I adapted to support a cigarette paper 2 on its upper surface so that the two may be cupped to receive tobacco in the usual manner for rolling cigarettes. The sheet of flexible material I may t be attached to a tobacco sack or container 3 or it may be made an integral part thereof, as illus trated. When the sheet I is made a separate part from other attachments it may be used ,with its v cooperating parts, as an advertising medium and, 10 in this instance because of its simplicity, it may be made of strong paper or light cardboard.

The edge of the flexible material I, opposite the container 3, is provided with a member 4 of rela- I tively heavy material which may be attached to the surface I or made an integral part thereof. The flexible sheet I is made of a width equal to more or less than the length of a cigarette paper and its length may be twice the width of the paper or more. The body of the heavy strip 4 20 may be attached to the flexible strip I by wrapping the strip around the same and rigidly attaching it thereto. The sheet I is first attached to the strip 4 longitudinally in the center of its width. It is then folded on around the strip 4 25 a sufficient distance to make the two adhere together. By first attaching the sheet' I to the center of the width of the strip 4 the two will have a hinge form of connection 6 which will permit the operation of the two, as shown in Figs. 30 7 and 8.

An elongated U shaped member 5 is carried by strip 4 so that the same may be manually swung to turn or roll the cigarette paper 2 around the tobacco and hold the paper until the strip 4 and 35 sheet I are further moved forward, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 8, to finish the cigarette. One arm of the U shaped member 5 is passed longitudinally through the strip 4 in a manner so that the other arm of the U will swing free and '40 normally lie upon the surface of the device adjacent the edge opposite the container 3. The base of the U member 5 or the bend I of the two arms thereof serves as a handle for swinging the free arm from its normal position against the 45 surface receiving the cigarette paper 2 to a position where it will carry the paper 2 around the tobacco and hold the paper until the strip 4 is moved forward toward the container 3 to complete the rolling of the cigarette.

In operation, a sheet of cigarette paper 2 is placed upon the flexible surface I so that its gummed edge lies parallel with the plane of the top edge of the container 3 and the other edge over the free arm of the member 5 (while the arm 55 is in normal position) and flush with the rear edge of the strip 4. The sheet I and the cigarrette paper 2 are then cupped in the hands of the operator, as a cigarette paper is usually held. for receiving tobacco, and the tobacco is placed on the paper 2. The operator then begins to roll the paper 2 and sheet I towards the container 3, to form the cigarette, until the extreme outer edge of the strip 4 passes over the tobacco and down against the paper 2 adjacent to the gummed portion of the paper. This leaves the gummed portion of the paper exposed which is then moistened, while the form is being held by pressing down upon the strip 4. After the paper has been moistened, the operator then grasps the bend 'l of the member 5 and swings the free arm of the same until the un-gummed edge of the paper 2 has completely circled the tobacco, as shown in Fig. '7. The bend 'I is held in this position so that the form will be maintained while further forward rolling pressure is brought to bear against the strip 4 which will cause the strip to swing upon its hinge 6 and scrape over the gummed portion of the paper 2 .and again move in the direction of the container 3. Continuing this forward movement of the band will finish the rolling of the cigarette and the cigarette will be formed around the member 5. After the cigarette is formed the operator may again grasp the bend I of the member 5, release the rest of the device and remove the cigarette from the member by pulling it off of the free end of the member 5.

The simplicity of this device enables one without experience to rolling cigarettes by hand or one of no extraordinary degree of skill to readily roll a cigarette of most any desired tension around the tobacco, and he may in a short time acquire sufficient skill to actuate the member 5 so that its arm is not left in the cigarette but the completed cigarette will be left upon the surface of the sheet I when it is unwound.

In the rolling of the cigarette, the movement of the members I and 4 may be termed as being moved in belt fashion, the strip edge 4 being first passed around the tobacco in a curve but then raised to travel in the direction of the container. This movement of the surface I also tends to direct the waste tobacco, falling out of the paper 2, to gravitate into the opening of the container.

It has been found that when the journaled arm of the member 5 is passed longitudinally through the center of the strip 4 and adjacent the paper holding surface of the member I, the device will be more accurate in the rolling of a cigarette. This mode of journalling one of the arms of the member 5 is shown in Fig. 9. It is apparent, though, that various changes may be made in the size, shape, and general arrangement of the parts, especially the connection of the member I with a container or any other suitable means of anchorage.

What I claim is:

1. A cigarette rolling device consisting of a flexible sheet adapted to support and be rolled with acigarette paper, said sheet being provided with a relatively heavy edge adapted to hold the cigarette form while the gummed portion thereof is being moistened, and a swinging member journaled on said edge and provided with a free arm for curving said paper around the tobacco and holding the same while said sheet is being moved belt fashion in the, completion of said ci arette.

2. A cigarette rolling device consisting of a flexible surface adapted to support a cigarette paper, one edge of said surface being provided with a relatively heavy strip hingedly connected adjacent thereto and adapted to hold said paper after it has been curved over the tobacco placed upon said paper and during the moistening of said paper, and a rod journaled on said strip and provided with a free arm adapted to be swung thereon for curving said paper around the tobacco and holding the same while said strip and surface is being rolled forward to complete the rolling of said cigarette.

3. A cigarette rolling device consisting of a container, said container having an elongated side adapted to be utilized for supporting a cigarette paper in position to receive tobacco and be rolled, the outer edge of said side being provided with a heavy strip hingedly connected adjacent thereto and provided with a hinged bar adapted to lie adjacent said edge, whereby a cigarette paper and its tobacco may be placed upon said side so that the strip edge may be rolled forward with said paper and over said tobacco until said strip bears against said paper and the gummed portion of said paper is moistened, and said bar being adapted to be swung so that a portion thereof will hold said rolled form while said strip is moved away from said paper and forward in a belt fashion of movement for further rolling said cigarette.

4. A cigarette rolling device consisting of a flexible sheet adapted to support a cigarette paper and its tobacco in position to be rolled, one edge 3 of said sheet being provided with a strip hingedly connected adjacent thereto, and said strip having a U shaped member, one arm of which is journaled therein and the other arm left free to engage the edge of said paper and curve the same around said tobacco.

5. A cigarette rolling device of the class described consisting of a flexible sheet having one end folded and including in the fold a stiff member, said folded portion being bent back to nor- 

